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Dachshunds - Min Longhair or Shorthair
I am receiving & reading conflicting info about differences in temperament
between long & shorthair dachshunds. The general consensus is that longhaired are generally more docile and friendly towards other dogs and people. Also, are dachsies aloof to their owners as a rule? |
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Greg said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:
I am receiving & reading conflicting info about differences in temperament between long & shorthair dachshunds. The general consensus is that longhaired are generally more docile and friendly towards other dogs and people. Interesting - the above goes against my "Theory of Popular Varieties." In a nutshell, my theory presupposes that people generally remember "bad" and forget "good." When a breed has more than one variety and one of those varieties is the least common, all it takes is one incidence of "bad" in the least common to label that variety as bad. Now that I write it down, it sounds like a pile of horse pucky. Methinks that I should refine my theory before trying to publish. The other aspect to my theory is that breeders who breed only for one characteristic (like an uncommon colour) tend to forget about other genetic traits like health and temperament. This is more likely. As to why the less common longhaired Dachshund may be mellower than the smooth variety, are smooth Dachshunds used more for working than the longhaired or wirehaired? Breeds closer to their working lines tend to be less mellow than their non- working line cousins. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Greg wrote:
I am receiving & reading conflicting info about differences in temperament between long & shorthair dachshunds. The general consensus is that longhaired are generally more docile and friendly towards other dogs and people. Also, are dachsies aloof to their owners as a rule? Dear Greg, I don't think there is a difference between the two, long haired and short haired. My sister has three long hair dachshunds that are the sweetest dogs around, but when a stranger comes around. Watch your feet! And make friends quickly. I myself own two short haired dachshunds. Also the sweetest things around. Very territorial just like my sister's dogs, but friendly. When I first moved into my apartment, the maintenance men wouldn't come in. My older doxie has a deep bark and he thought I had a monster dog in the apartment. Now he's not scared to come in. And he knows if he wants to leave the apartment when he's done with the repair work, he must toss a treat to the dogs opposite to the direction he wants to leave or they won't let him go without a few minutes of playtime. Any dog can be friendly and docile if they are properly handled when they are newborns. If you touch and caress and rub tummies and fondle the newborns, they are more likely to be more tolerant as they grow older than if you don't handle the pups. For example... I have two. One breeder handled the pup constantly, turning her on her back to rub tummy and get her accustomed to being handled. Angel is now 10 and I can brush her and cut her nails and check her teeth and put drops in her ears, etc. The younger one was bought from a person who's doxies had pups. But the owner wasn't home during the day and the pups didn't get a lot of personal attention from a human. Penny is now 4 and very skittish when trying to perform the same tasks. MY opinion is that any dog can be docile and friendly if handled properly from the time they are born. K Winter |
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I have a 2 1/2 year old male standerd short hair and he IS SPOILED. But to this the afect of it is a whiny,barking,howling big baby when crated,He is very stuborn but a very loving dog.
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